Salaam Aleykhum and Blessed Be! My contingent and I have arrived safely in Youngblood Circle, through a rather circuitous route involving the New England Bureau near Hartford, Connecticut; an erroneous detour in Muggle Kansas City, Missouri; and finally, the Union Station in Muggle Washington, whence we finally were directed to the connection entry point (Dupont Circle, where all the good gay Muggle bookstores are). We are looking forward to meeting with your contingent and the British one led by the newlywed Deputy Minister, Hermione Granger-Weasley.

I trust that you have arrived at Youngblood Circle, with all your contingent, safe and sound? Please respond quickly, as soon as this owl arrives in your hand, and perhaps we can have a nice dinner. Remember, of course, that some of my party are dual-faith Magical and Muslim, and thus prefer to avoid such things as pork, alcohol and non-Kosher gelatin. Aside from that, we're all set. Needless to say, much discussion and cordial debate is to follow.

My dearest young lady, welcome to Youngblood Circle, Magical America and all that! Walekhum Salaam and Blessed Be! Yes, we are all here safely at Hotel Eleutheria, quite close to the Central Plaza; the Seventh Ray is the cross street.

This hotel has quite a nice Mediterranean restaurant on the ground floor, with a special "halal" entree section; hence, those of your contingent with religion-specific dietary needs should be well-accommodated here.

Would you and your party be available, in fact, for lunch here tomorrow? You sound as if you've had a very long day, and it's getting a little late as of now for leaping into the full-scale summit. However, should you yourself enjoy late-night get-togethers, most of us will still be awake by the time you arrive. Just let us know as soon as you can which course of informal activity you prefer...

Noon would work fine for us. I don't know what condition the Night Ship is in; I'll have to ask Nuala and Roisin to confer with the Irish pirate ghost who is piloting the craft. Said ghost only speaks Gaelic, Latin and Spanish. Do you speak any of those tongues?

As for the British contingent, I expect them Monday next. Nuala and Roisin are sort of a part of that, being Aurors working at Hogwarts. The contingent also should include Deputy Minister Granger-Weasley, retired Auror Moody, and senior Aurors Tonks and Hestia Jones.

To be honest, I would almost prefer that they would arrive sooner than Monday next. Alas, the situation in Muggle Iraq is getting unbearable, from all reliable reports...